SS 1 Government 1st Term Exam
  • 1. 1. A person who act with de-jure authority acts on ______
A) On behalf of others who have assigned him
B) Based on the power he has in his office
C) Act on behalf of the followers because he want to lead them right
D) Behalf of himself because he think he could do so
  • 2. 2. Which of the following is not a component of political culture?
A) Age
B) Emotions
C) Societal values
D) Beliefs
  • 3. 3. Which of the following is not the function of the government?
A) Defence of territory from external attacks
B) Provision of all the material needs of all citizens
C) Provision of free Education
D) Maintenance of relations with other states
  • 4. 4. Forms of power which is derived from the people and the Constitution is ______
A) Political power
B) Military power
C) Executive power
D) Physical power
  • 5. 5. The right to freedom of speech means that people are free to ______
A) Express opinions within the limits of the law
B) Participate in government
C) Disobey the government of the day
D) Express anything they like about government
  • 6. 6. A state is a special form of human association because it ______
A) Has a government
B) Has a constitution approved by the citizens
C) Has a legitimate monopoly of life and death penalties over its citizens
D) Can punish law breakers
  • 7. 7. A citizen expresses loyalty to his nation by ______
A) Supporting political parties
B) Singing the national anthem when required
C) Lobbying for ministerial appointment
D) Participating in sport
  • 8. 8. The institution through which government discharge responsibilities is known as _____
A) Pressure groups
B) Organs of government
C) National assembly
D) Political party
  • 9. 9. The following are types of Sovereignty except _____
A) Delegated Sovereignty
B) De-facto Sovereignty
C) Internal Sovereignty
D) Legal Sovereignty
  • 10. 10. Which of the following is related to government as a process of governing?
A) The role of pressure groups within the state
B) Implementation and adjudication of law
C) Abrogation of Fundamental Human Rights
D) Disagreement between state and local governments
  • 11. 11. In a democracy, political Sovereignty resides with the ______
A) President
B) Legislature
C) Military
D) Electorate
  • 12. 12. Right to rule based on norms, customs and conventions of the people is referred to as ______
A) Rational authority
B) Traditional authority
C) Charismatic authority
D) Legal authority
  • 13. 13. A political concept that is composed of the attitudes, beliefs, emotions and values of a society is called _____
A) Political socialization
B) Political party
C) Political authority
D) Political culture
  • 14. 14. The scholar who defined sovereignty as an absolute power vested in one authority was ______
A) Jean Bodin
B) Baron Montesquieu
C) A.V. Dicey
D) John Austin
  • 15. 15. Obedience to the laws of the state is a part of one's _____
A) Rights
B) Privileges
C) Duties
D) Requirements
  • 16. 16. Power can be described as the _____
A) Ability of legislature to delegate its right of law-making to another body
B) Ability of the he executive to encourage pressure groups to go on strike
C) Capacity to compel or influence others to act in a certain way
D) Capacity of the government to encourage communities to embark on self-help projects
  • 17. 17. The two components of Sovereignty are
A) Political Independence and supreme authority of the state within its territory
B) Political power and political authority
C) The rule of law and fundamental human rights
D) Influence and political authority
  • 18. 18. Government is defined as ______
A) A machinery established by the state to organise, manage its affairs and administer its function
B) A group of leaders that fights for the interest of their followers
C) A body of people employed to use power over the citizens
D) A machinery established to punish offenders
  • 19. 19. A government is legitimate if it _____
A) Has the mandate of the people to rule
B) Comes to power through a coup d'etat
C) Is not oppressive
D) Provides social services for the people
  • 20. 20. The study of government offers individual all the following except a ______
A) Training on good Citizenship
B) Training to become a judge
C) Knowledge on the process of government
D) Basis of career opportunities
  • 21. 21. Sovereignty implies all the following except _____
A) The supremacy of the political parties
B) The highest authority in a state
C) Unlimited power of a state to make and enforce laws
D) A state of political Independence
  • 22. 22. Popular Sovereignty is located in the ______
A) Opinion leaders
B) Electorate
C) Police
D) Military
  • 23. 23. Which of the following is a basic component of political culture?
A) Cognitive orientation
B) Cultural design
C) Cultural development
D) Cultural display
  • 24. 24. The Citizenship of a country may be acquired by _____
A) Naturalization
B) Nationalization
C) Neutralization
D) Decolonization
  • 25. 25. Government as an academic field of study refers to the _____
A) President and his ministers
B) Study of political institutions and processes
C) Working of the organs of government
D) Membership for f international organizations
  • 26. 26. A state performs all the following functions except ______
A) Providing social services
B) Promoting the welfare of the citizens
C) Encouraging trade with other states
D) Encouraging the struggle for power
  • 27. 27. Which of the following groups has a compulsory membership?
A) Society
B) Club
C) State
D) Community
  • 28. 28. A government which has the ability to compel its citizens to obedience is said to be exercising ______
A) Coercion
B) Legitimacy
C) Power
D) Authority
  • 29. 29. A government's supreme power to demand obedience from its citizens demonstrates the notion of _____
A) Sovereignty
B) Separation of power
C) Parliamentary supremacy
D) Rule of law
  • 30. 30. A form of government that places political power in the hands of a few people is _____
A) Parliamentary government
B) Authoritarianism
C) Oligarchy
D) Feudalism
  • 31. 31. Government as the act of governing means the ______
A) Orders of judiciary and legislature
B) Activities of pressure groups and political parties
C) Activities by which government policies are made and implemented
D) Act of vetoing bill
  • 32. 32. The legislative organ of government is the body which _____
A) Makes the law
B) Punishes the law breakers
C) Implement laws and policies
D) Interprets the law
  • 33. 33. A sovereign state is one
A) In which sovereignty is invested in the military
B) Whose government decisions are made independent of foreign interference
C) Whose citizens are free to avoid responsibilities
D) Where its citizens can speak without fear or favour
  • 34. 34. Power is transformed into authority through _____
A) Inheritance
B) Legitimacy
C) Influence
D) Force
  • 35. 35. It is not the duty or obligations of a citizen to _____
A) Check the activities of the government
B) Defend the country from attacks
C) Register for election
D) Report any criminal acts
  • 36. 36. The body that makes law and enforces same in the state is the ______
A) Military Sovereignty
B) Government sovereignty
C) Political Sovereignty
D) Legal Sovereignty
  • 37. 37. Location of a sovereignty in a state include _____
A) All of the above
B) In a Unitary state
C) In a monarch
D) In a federal state
  • 38. 38. A form of government where the best citizens rule is ______
A) Unitary
B) Plutocracy
C) Oligarchy
D) Aristocracy
  • 39. 39. A form of government where the state is ruled by the wealthy class is _______
A) Theocracy
B) Aristocracy
C) Plutocracy
D) Autocracy
  • 40. 40. The primary function of the government in a state is to _____
A) Maintain law and order
B) Provide transport services
C) Build schools and hospitals
D) Imprison criminals
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